'Call me!' Kelly Ripa, 44, jokes about Justin Bieber, 21, after he confesses to 'crush' while sharing sexy snap of her
Justin Bieber, 21, claimed on Tuesday that he had a crush on Kelly Ripa, 44, when he shared a black-and-white photo of her sprawled on a bed in a white bikini on one of his social media accounts.
'She makes me feel some type of way,' the Believe singer - who has dated Selena Gomez and now Hailey Baldwin - wrote.
The next day the blonde TV icon joked about his admission while she was on her Live! With Kelly And Michael morning show. 'I do believe this is a cry for help,' the wife of actor Mark Consuelos said.
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But she still wants to see him: Kelly Ripa said for Justin Bieber to call her after he posted a sexy snap of the morning host online
Surprising: Bieber, pictured in June, confessed his love for Ripa with a throwback bikini photo of the married talk show host on his Instagram account on Tuesday
After co-host Michael Strahan said, 'You sexy mama you,' she said, 'I believe in Justin, I love you. You know I’ve taken my daughter [Lola[ to 400 Justin Bieber concerts. But I do believe this a cry for help.
The former soap opera actress added she was 'worried' about the Canadian crooner and looked into the camera while saying, 'If you need me, I am here. Call me. Will work it out.'
Ripa then thanked the Baby hit maker for 'giving her tremendous street cred' with her 14-year-old daughter.
Having fun with the attention: Ripa joked on Wednesday during her morning show Live! With Kelly And Michael that Justin Bieber needs 'help' because he lusted after her on social media the day before; here she is seen with Michael Strahan
Getting a good laugh out of it: The ABC princess said she was 'worried' about the young pop star
She also confessed when she talked to husband of nearly 20 years Consuelos all he asked was where the sultry photo was from.
She said she believed it was from a Hamptons magazine photo shoot.
When Justin posted the photo of Kelly he added to heart emoticons but added the note, 'No disrespect I know she's married! #bigcrush.'
Intimate shot: The 21-year-old singer posted a black and white picture of the 44-year-old TV personality lying on a bed with only a white two-piece swimsuit on
Biebz added a forewarning. 'No disrespect I know she's married! #bigcrush.'
A photo for Kelly?: Later that day, Justin shared a shirtless snapshot perched on the edge of a swimming pool
As of late: The mother-of-three has been sporting a bright blue hair color (pictured on July 9)
The Live With Kelly And Michael co-hosthas three children with Consuelos: Michael (aged 18), Lola (aged 14) and Joaquin (aged 12).
Justin's surprising female admiration comes days after he was spotted hanging poolside with ex Gomez at the Montage Beverly Hills on July 11.
The former couple sparked rumours of a rekindled romance as he was pictured shirtless in blue swim trunks and she wore a LBD.
Friends: Justin and Kelly are not strangers to one another, the pair have met multiple times on the ABC show (pictured in February 2011)
Taken: The Live With Kelly And Michael co-host is happily married to actor Mark Consuelos for close to twenty years. They have three children together: Michael (aged 18), Lola (aged 14) and Joaquin (aged 12)
Another shocking incident that got fans in a frenzy was the photo of his bare backside on his Instagram account.
He has since deleted the snap from his official social media pages, but that did not stop Beliebers from taking a screen shot.
Justin apologized for his nudie pic with a heartfelt explanation writing: 'I deleted the photo of my butt on Instagram not because I thought it was but someone close to me's daughter follows me.
'I totally wasn't thinking in that aspect. And I felt awful that she felt bad. To anyone I may have offended I'm so sorry. It was completely pure hearted as a joke but didn't take in account there are littles following me!'
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